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儿孙 (ér sūn) — children and grandchildren; descendants

Definition

noun
children and grandchildrendescendants

Examples

  • 儿孙，。
    Tā yǒu hěn duō ér sūn, shēng huó hěn xìng fú.
    He has many children and grandchildren, and his life is very happy.
  • 儿孙。
    Lǎo rén xī wàng ér sūn néng cháng huí lái kàn kàn.
    The old man hopes his descendants can often come back to visit.
  • 儿孙。
    Zhè xiē jiā chǎn dōu shì liú gěi ér sūn de.
    These family properties are all left for the descendants.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

儿érson
孙sūngrandson

儿 son and 孙 grandson combine to mean children and grandchildren, descendants.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 儿 is a simple drawing of a standing person, used as an alternate form of the character for person.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 孫; 孙 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 孫 pairs 子 (son) with 系 (continue), showing a line of descendants continuing. The simplified 孙 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

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